Essex Fighting Arts Orsett Village Hall

17/05/2026

06/05/2026

Teaching the guys the first part of a knife drill. While stabbing Will in the hand. 🤔🤣🤣

25/03/2026

A great class last night at Essex Fighting Arts

Once through the footwork drills and padwork. We got into some shoulder rolls, snap back drills, elbow deflection, dakup, parry and leg kicks which was great fun.

I recalled what G**o Bob Breen said regarding the shoulder roll related to a long thin stance vs being square on. The analogy of a guy having a heart attack and needing a defibrillator. But the office was locked where the defibrillator was and John had gone home with the key. Thus, if you're square on, then like the defibrillator, the shoulder won't be available to help you. 😁 Always amazing analogies from Bob and certainly stuck in my mind. 😊

See you all next week. Ouss... 🙏

https://youtu.be/k_OZYtbebVg?si=kkMEMxnYstwnBVqh

10/02/2026

A great class tonight at Essex Fighting Arts www.essexfightingarts.weebly.com

Some good padwork and then into some panantukan with some brutal neck wrenches and locks. Also went through some pretty nasty arm locks from gooseneck locks and straight arm bars with a wrist lock incorporated.

More of the same in three weeks time.
See you then. Ouss...

04/02/2026

Another great class last night at Essex Fighting Arts www.essexfightingarts.weebly.com
Great to welcome Steven to the class and a fresh pair of eyes seeing what we do.
He seemed to really enjoy the class and opened his eyes to the possibilities within martial arts which is always a good thing.

We did the usual footwork drills and pad work with an emphasis on technique of course as always. But also went into some dakup take downs ending in 'Tree up, Tree down' arm locks as shown on the video from a long time ago now. Plenty more to teach so will see you all next week for more. Ouss... 🙏

21/01/2026

More knife play with Dikit.

20/01/2026

01/05/2025

HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT LEARNING HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF? We now live in a world where there are more and more cases of people being attacked, mugged, r***d or worse so wouldn't it make sense to have the skills to fight back when things do go bad? Surely learning an effective fighting art purely designed for the street has to be your first thought don't you think? How would you defend yourself in an attack with no weapons? How would you defend yourself if they had a knife or a bat/lump of wood or gun? Is it not better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6 and live to justify your actions? If these are some of the questions buzzing around in your head then maybe Essex Fighting Arts is where you should looking for your answers... First introductory lesson is always FREE so if you are interested then read on...

Mixed martial arts is an excellent way to stay fit & motivated while learning the skills needed to survive in our ever changing society. This adult mixed martial arts class is not taught as a sport but with self-protection and self defence in mind.
I am very proud that we have a relaxed, friendly & welcoming atmosphere and this is something I feel very strongly about maintaining. I am very particular when taking on new students as they have to reflect the same ethos and attitude my existing students have. If there is a potential to disrupt the group or individuals within the class, then EFA would not be for them. People that come to our club, feel at ease to train and learn with no pressure or external influences that could hamper their progress. This makes for a happy student, productive sessions and excellent acquisition of skills...

Classes are held at:
Orsett Village Hall, High Road, Grays Orsett,
RM16 3HB

Tuesdays 8 to 9.30pm (adults)

Membership options:

NB: 1st taster class is completely free.
Prices are £10 per class or you can pay a month at a time to save money.

Contact details: Dean Baldwin (via facebook) or 07715572686

Instructor - Dean Baldwin
1st Dan black belt
Bsc Fitness science & Medical exercise referral specialist